van Hek Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Hek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Hek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3331:50,7128,704
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

van Hek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Hek Come From? nationality or country of origin

van Hek is found most in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Hek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 763,307th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname van Hek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of van Hek are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 50,712. In The Netherlands van Hek is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 35 percent live, South Holland, where 25 percent live and North Holland, where 16 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Heck931,245/
van Heek93682/
van Heke931/
van Ek92540/
van Hecke887,074/
van Hekke88140/
van Heeck8831/
van Heeke8829/
van Heeks885/
van Cheek881/
van Eck8612,338/
van Eyk862,543/
van Eek86292/
van Eik86201/
van Hex863/
van Eijk807,368/
van Eyck801,708/
van Huik8083/
van Eick8077/
van Eeks8049/
van Ecke8045/
van Eyke8028/
van Huyk805/
van Eeck802/
van Ecks802/
van Iejk801/
Van-Heek801/
van Hyck800/
van Eigk800/
van Hyke800/
von Heek800/
van Ex7728/
van Yk7713/
Van-Ek771/
van Eijck75918/
van Eecke75419/
van Huyck75189/
van Eycke7586/
Van-Hecke7550/
van Chaik753/
van Huijk751/
van Hicks751/
von Heske751/
van Choik750/
van Eig7182/
Van-Eyk7157/
von Eck7136/
van Ijk7132/
van Yck7132/
Van-Eck7119/
Van-Eik714/
van Ike712/
Van-Eke711/
van Oik711/
van Chaick711/
van Chaikc711/
Van-Eijk679/
Van-Eyck678/
van Huig671/
Van-Ecke671/
van Ooyk670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Hek
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